Advanced Financial Accounting

Center for Economic Research

Code:

BERM.ASC.018

Study year:

2008 - 2009

Long name:

Advanced Financial Accounting

ECTS:

Language:

English

Lecturer(s):

Gerard Mertens

Faculty:

Number of lectures:

Hours per lecture:

Goal:

This course follows up on the introductory course on capital market research.

Course contents:

Ø	This course examining differences in cost of capital across accounting regimes; main methods, evaluation and applications

Ø	Scale and scale effects in studies of the relation between returns and earnings

Ø	The quality of financial statements

Ø	Conservative accounting

Examination:

To be announced

Literature:

To be announced

Additional information:

For schedule and registration form please visit www.erim.eur.nl

(follow “Doctoral Programme”, then “Doctoral Courses 2007-2008”). Direct link: http://www.erim.eur.nl/ERIM/Doctoral_Programme/doctoral_courses_2008_2009

For more information on this course please contact:

Erasmus University Rotterdam

ERIM office

Room T06-09

Burg. Oudlaan 50 tel. 010 – 4082259

P.O. Box 1738 fax. 010 - 4089640

ERIM/CentER charge external participants € 1.200 fee per course.